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How to Make Polished Granite Stairs in Minecraft

Polished Granite Stairs — Minecraft block

Polished Granite Stairs

Polished Granite Stairs (stair blocks cut from polished granite) carry smooth grey-pink stonework upward, crafted from six polished granite blocks for four stair blocks.

Block ID minecraft:polished_granite_stairs
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Polished Granite Stairs are a decorative stairs variant of polished granite used for building. Six polished granite blocks laid in a staircase pattern on a crafting table yield four Polished Granite Stairs, and a stonecutter cuts either one granite block or one polished granite block into a single stair piece. Any pickaxe breaks Polished Granite Stairs — a wooden pickaxe is enough — and one inventory slot holds 64 stairs. Polished granite itself crafts from four granite blocks in a 2×2 grid, generates in ocean ruins, and mason villagers sell polished granite in Java Edition.

Polished Granite Stairs finish granite entrances, staircases, and terraces where a smoother surface than raw granite fits the build. Polished Granite Stairs never catch fire, and lava cannot destroy the stairs, so hearths and walls along lava lakes keep clean stone edges. The same stonecutter also cuts polished granite slabs, and one block becomes one stair — while the crafting recipe spends six polished granite blocks on four stairs.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:polished_granite_stairs
/give command /give @p minecraft:polished_granite_stairs
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.14
Bedrock Edition 1.9.0

Guide

How to craft Polished Granite Stairs in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Collect polished granite

    Craft four granite blocks in a 2×2 square to make four polished granite, mine polished granite in ocean ruins, or buy polished granite from mason villagers in Java Edition.

  2. 2

    Craft the stairs on a crafting table

    Place six polished granite blocks in a staircase pattern — a full left column of three, the center cell of the middle row, and two cells across the bottom row — to get four Polished Granite Stairs.

  3. 3

    Cut stairs on a stonecutter

    Put granite or polished granite into a stonecutter one block at a time: each block becomes one Polished Granite Stairs with no pattern.

Bring a pickaxe

Polished Granite Stairs drop nothing when mined without a pickaxe, so keep at least a wooden pickaxe on hand.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Polished Granite Polished Granite x6
Crafting
Polished Granite
Polished Granite Polished Granite
Polished Granite Polished Granite Polished Granite
Polished Granite Stairs
4
Polished Granite Stairs

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Frequently asked questions

Are Polished Granite Stairs renewable?

Yes — Polished Granite Stairs are a renewable resource (endlessly obtainable): mason villagers sell polished granite in Java Edition, and four granite blocks craft into four polished granite blocks.

Can water sit inside Polished Granite Stairs?

Yes — Polished Granite Stairs are waterloggable: water fills the stair block's space, which suits pools, docks, and fountains.

What changed for Polished Granite Stairs in Bedrock 1.20.30?

Bedrock Edition 1.20.30 lowered the hardness of Polished Granite Stairs from 2 to 1.5.

Do Polished Granite Stairs burn in fire or lava?

No — Polished Granite Stairs are not flammable, and lava cannot destroy the stairs.

Do Polished Granite Stairs block light in Java Edition?

Yes — in Java Edition, Polished Granite Stairs are partially transparent yet still block light; in Bedrock Edition the stairs count as transparent.